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underline (언-더-라인 (강세: 라인))To draw a line under words to emphasize them, or to emphasize the importance of something.

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: To draw a line under words to emphasize them, or to emphasize the importance of something.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/

Korean meaning: 밑줄을 긋다, 강조하다

Korean pronunciation: 언-더-라인 (강세: 라인)

Example Sentences

  • The study underlines the benefits of drinking coffee for productivity.
  • My teacher always underlines her mistakes in red ink, making my paper look like a crime scene.
  • She underlined so many words in her textbook that it looked like a rainbow.

underline

VERB

//ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn//

To draw a line under words to emphasize them, or to emphasize the importance of something.

underline concept
💡 Concept

To draw a line under words to emphasize them, or to emphasize the importance of something.

underline rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Underline the divine to reveal the design!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/

🌳Etymology

Prefixunder--
Rootline

Origin

From Middle English, combining 'under' (beneath) and 'line' (a mark or stroke). First used in the 16th century to literally mean 'drawing a line beneath text,' later extended to mean 'emphasize' or 'highlight.'

🎵Rhyme

definedesigndivine

📝Examples

The study underlines the benefits of drinking coffee for productivity.

😄 Fun example

My teacher always underlines her mistakes in red ink, making my paper look like a crime scene.

😄 Fun example

She underlined so many words in her textbook that it looked like a rainbow.

The accident underlined the importance of wearing seatbelts.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

emphasizehighlightstressaccentuateunderscore

Antonyms

downplayminimize

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